Humanizing Digital: Balancing
Automation and Empathy in
the GCC’s CX Landscape

Event Overview
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

As automation, AI, and digital self-service tools reshape the customer journey, one question remains critical: how do we keep the human connection at the heart of CX?

This exclusive webinar, led by Chris Garthwaite, Founder & CEO of CGA Experience, will examine how organizations in the GCC—particularly in banking, healthcare, and government—can achieve the right balance between automation and empathy. Drawing from over 20 years of CX transformation experience and insights from CGA’s Empathy Lab®, Chris will explore how digital innovation can be designed around real human needs, emotions, and expectations.

Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to future-proof their CX approach while building loyalty and trust in a rapidly digitizing world.


Who should attend:


  • CX and service leaders in banking, healthcare, and government.
  • Digital transformation and strategy professionals.
  • Innovation, product, and service design leads.
  • Customer support and experience teams.
  • Brand and communication leaders focused on trust and loyalty.

Jeremy Tamanini
Chris Garthwaite
Founder & CEO, CGA Experience

Samer Taleb
Samer Taleb
Director of Strategy Consulting, KGC

A strategy, sector, organizational transformation, and sustainability expert.

If you're shaping digital experiences in the GCC, this is a session you can’t afford to miss. Join us and reimagine what it means to lead with empathy in an AI-powered world.
Agenda
Key CX trends in the UAE and what they mean for digital transformation

Chris Garthwaite

Founder & CEO, CGA Experience

When automation adds value—and when it risks disconnect

Samer Taleb

Director of Strategy Consulting, KGC

Empathy by design: how to embed emotional intelligence into digital experiences
Real-world use cases across banking, healthcare, and government
Tools for balancing speed, efficiency, and human interaction
Chris Garthwaite

May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Founder & CEO, CGA Experience

Chris Garthwaite is the Founder and CEO of CGA Experience, a consultancy renowned for customer experience (CX) transformation. With over two decades of global CX leadership, Chris has helped top organizations inspire customer-centric change. His work through the CGA Empathy Lab® focuses on understanding human behavior and emotion to craft digital solutions that connect with people—not just systems. Chris is a regular keynote speaker and a trusted advisor to brands seeking to turn insight into meaningful customer experience.

Samer Taleb

May 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Director of Strategy Consulting, KGC

-Sector & org. strategy & transformation expert
-Driving sustainability strategy & green economy

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